Friday, June 12, 2015

The Bowing Down Of America

The Jakarta Post begins with this: "The United States Embassy enjoyed its annual 4th of July celebration on Thursday, June the 4th..."

US Ambassador Robert O. Blake explained they rescheduled the 4th of July out "of respect" for Ramadhan and its prayers.

"The focus" of the 4th of July celebration, celebrated on the 4th of June, the Post says, was "on building and promoting a green economy and more environmentally sustainable development."

'Lighten up," some would say, but in the context of current leadership, this is troubling because it is at least a symptom if not a diagnosis.

To whom, and how low will America bow?

We all know that Jesus was not likely born on December 25th---but we show no lack of devotion when we celebrate His birth each December.

We also know that the Pilgrims and the Indians most likely did not roast a turkey on the 4th Thursday of November, but we show no lack of being thankful by celebrating Thanksgiving Day on the 4th Thursday of November.

The 4th of July. It's a bit different.

While some progressives argue the date, it is pretty well established on the record.

But there is a much greater issue.

It became public debate soon after President Obama took office. His world tour became known as "The Apology Tour" when pictures of his physically bowing down to leaders in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and elsewhere began circulating around the world, and his comments, in every case, included apologies for America's past.

A Time Magazine cover featured this: "O Bow Ma" in bold, with the sub title, "How low can you go?"

By May, 2011, the president's "bowing" to foreign powers had become so habitual that Bruce Thornton wrote in Front Page:

" In September 1938 English Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, explaining why he was flying to Germany a third time in order to make peace with Germany, recited the old nursery rhyme: “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.” Cynical wags in the Foreign Office, who knew Chamberlain was in fact appeasing Hitler by surrendering Czechoslovakia to him, quickly began circulating another version of the saying: “If at first you don’t concede, fly, fly, fly again.”

Thornton said, "President Obama's new 'outreach' to the Muslim world reminds me of Chamberlain's serial efforts to appease a Germany bent on aggression and conquest."

By 2012, Keith Koffler had set up a 24/7 White House watch called White House Dossier, counting the "bows." It continues to this day.

This is about more than the 4th day of July in Jakarta, Indonesia. This is about properly recognizing the sovereignty of our nation---not disrespecting others. It's about understanding why national sovereignty is so very important.

I expect this is far less than what we deserve for all the fuss against crosses, the ten commandments, and getting rid of prayer in schools. So now we have people in government that constantly disrespect America, degrade it, and work to tear down it's foundations.

It's time to get back to honoring God who gave us a good constitution, and kept marriage honorable for so long in America, who sustained it through so much trouble, prospering it even during times when so much of it was going wrong.

May God continue to strengthen marriages in America (and throughout the world) even though the word "marriage" might get tarnished among men. May he restore us to our constitution we were given, and enlighten us once again to it's meaning and importance. There's lots of restoration to be done. Let's all become a part of it.